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E6800s On Test In Turkey

08 Sep 2013 17:13

The first of the batch of Class E6800 electrics, built by Hyundai Rotem and ŠKODA ELECTRIC for TCDD, are now on test in Turkey. This photo, taken on 23 August 2013, shows ES6800 001 and 002 heading a 1,750 t test freight between Eskisehir and Ankara.

New Locomotives For TCDD

25 Jun 2013 16:01

Hyundai Rotem, working together with Tülomsas and ŠKODA ELECTRIC, is currently building a batch of 80 Class E6800 25 kV AC electrics for TCDD. The first two are shown here, on 12 April 2013 at Hyundai Rotem’s Changwon factory in South Korea. They have subsequently been moved to Turkey and are now being prepared for type testing.